polytheism

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
polytheism
    n 1: belief in multiple Gods [ant: {monotheism}]
    
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Polytheism \Pol"y*the*ism\, n. [Poly- + Gr. ? cf. F.
   polyth['e]isme.]
   The doctrine of, or belief in, a plurality of gods.
   [1913 Webster]

         In the Old Testament, the gradual development of
         polytheism from the primitive monotheism may be
         learned.                                 --Shaff-Herzog.
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from Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
27 Moby Thesaurus words for "polytheism":
      acosmism, allotheism, anthropolatry, anthropomorphism,
      anthropotheism, autotheism, cosmotheism, deism, ditheism, dualism,
      dyotheism, henotheism, hylotheism, monolatry, monotheism,
      multitheism, myriotheism, pantheism, physicomorphism, physitheism,
      psychotheism, tetratheism, theism, theopantism, theriotheism,
      tritheism, zootheism

    

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